National Republican., 1887-07-18
OH THIS IS A THIRSTY WORLD
HOT FOR HEAD, BLIsTERING FOR FEET,
PARCnlNG FOR TONGUE.
Rev. DIR, TaImage's Sermons mt The
HHmptons -. Pride Prevents Great
Crowd Drinking Truth From Gods
Perennial Spring.


Crowd Drinking Truth From Gods
Perennial Spring.
THE HAMpToNs, July 1.-THE Rev. T. De
Witt Talmage, d. D.. pastor of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, continues TO enjoy the summer In
this pleasant place. His sermon for to-day
was on the text: I'VE cannot, until all the
focks be gathered together, and till they roll
the stone from the wells mouth then We
water the sheep."-Genesis xxx. 8.
Ascene In Mesopotamia, beautifully pastoral.
well Of water Of great value in that region.
The fields around about 1t white with three
focks Of sheep lying down waiting for the
watering. hear their bleatiug coming on the
bright air. and the laughter of young men and
mnidens indulging in rustic repartee. I look
off and sec other nocks Of sheep coming.
Meanwhile, Jacob. n stranger, on the interest
Ing errand of looking for wife, comes TO the
well. beautiful thepherdess comes TO the
by her fathers flock of sheep. IL was mem.
orable meeting. Jacob married that shepherd.
ess., The Bible account of IL is: Jacob kissed
Rachel, and lined up his voice aud wept. '.lt
has always been mystery to me what he
found to cry about. But before that
scene occurred, Jacob accosts the shepherds
and asks them why they postpone the shaking
of the thirst of these sheep and why they did
not Immediately proceed to water them, The
shepherds reply to the effect, I'VE are all good
neighbors, and as q matter OF courtesy we wait
until all the sheep Of the neighborhood come
up. Besides that, this stone on the wells
mouth is somewhat heavy, and several Of us
take hold of II and push II aside, and then the
buckets and the ,ro99ghs are filled, and the
focks are gathered together aud till they roll
the stone from the wells mouth: then we water
the sheep"
oh, this is thirsty world Hot for the head
and blistering for the feet apd parching for
Nya n II
cool, refreshing, satisfying. draught. We wan
der around and find the cistern empty. Long
Shepherd, with crook In the shape Of a cross
| and feet cut to the bleeding, explored the des.
O ee sea Gssp dSSy
| and bright and opalescent. and looked to the
| north and the south and the east and the west,
%h ana mgsSs
that thirsteth, come We to the waters p
| Nowa great flock Of sheep to-day gather
mspg hy s soS SS ws mhs %sv hs si
| ofall nations do not gather-why so many
stay thirsty; and while am wondering abont
ya e%' sasnop G NTH t a hpe oets BE-
gathered together, and till they roll the stone
from the wells mouth: then we water the
| 1fa herd of swine como to well they
angrily jostle each other for the precedence:
II a drove Of cattle come to a well, they hook
| sdCn OtnCT DHCk 1TOUl tne WhtcT, DuL Wneu u
flock of sheep come, though hundred of them
shall be disappointed, they only express II by
sad bleating; they come together peacefully;
the Gospel Well. know there are those who
| do not like q crowd-they think a crowd Is
vulgar. If they are oppressed. for room In
belligerent. wehave had people permanently
| leave our church because so many other peo.
pie come TO 1t. Not SO did these Oriental shep.
herds. They waited until all the focks were
| gathered md the more uOCkS that came tho
better they liked 1t; And so we ought
TO be anxious that al the people
the hedges and compel them to come In. Go
to the rich and tell them they are INDECENT
without the Gospel of Jesus. Go to the poor
Go TO the blind and tell them OF the touch that
gives eternal illumination. Go to the lame
and tell them of the joy that will make the
sheep OF OF all the mountains. None so torn OF
the dogs, none so sick, none SO worried. none
so dying, as to be admitted. Why not gather
New York in flock all London in flock; all
the world in flock. This well of the Gospel
is deep enough 70 put out the burning thirst Of
ness. keep the, world out, Let down all
ne bars, swing open Al the gates scatter M
Come, red men Of the forest. Come, lap
lander out Of the snow Go Come patagonia,n, n
l
under palm leaves. Come one: Come all.
Come now. As at this well Of Mesopotamia
Jacob and Rachel were betrothed, so this
morning, at this well of salvation, Christ, our
shepherd, will meet you coming up with your
long hocks of cares and anxieties, and He will
stretch ont HIS hand in pledge Of His ssG-
Him."
You notice that this sell Of Mesopotam!a had
a stone on 1t, which must be removed before
| the sheep could he watered; and find on the
well of salvation to-day impediments and OBJ
stacles, which must be o removed In order M that y
this gospel. In your case the impediment is
pride Of heart. You cannot bear to come to 50
you are dry. coming TO a town pump, as COM
pared sitting in PariG'r SLIPPING E, out ~ of Of
a silver salyer. Not so many publicans and
sinners. You want to get to heaven, but II
must be In special car, with your feet on 9
Turkish ottoman and band OF music ON board
the train. You do not want to be In company
| with rustic Jacob and Rachel, and to be drink.
ing out of the fountain where ten thousand
sheep have been drinking before you; foI
never find your way to the we'll. You will
have to come as we came, willing to take thu
Of eternal S n any way and at
me the water OF eternal life, whether in trough
GSss ES sSs @s hs water %SI q I Hb % sT9 a
hindrances Of pride from the wells mouth:
Here is another man who is kept back from
this water Of life by the stone Of an obdurat
You have no more feeling upon this subjec
than If God had yet to do you the first kind
ness or you had to do God the first wrong
ing arms sheteripg you, where is your graft
tudeH Where is your morning and evenin
prayer? Where are your consecrated lives2
God In whose hand thy breath is, and all tn.
way, thou hast not gloriaed." If you treatet
anybody as badly as you have treated God yo'
would have made five hundred apologies
yea, your whole life would have, been Al
apology. Three times day you have beel
seated at Gods table. Spring, summer, au
tumn, and winter He has appropriately az
ompsnion y9q from HIM your ehidfen @ rom HIM HIN
. your home from Him-all the bright surround
ings of your life from HIM. o, man wha
dost thou with that hard heart? Canst tho
, that made you and the Christ who came to rt
deem you and the Holy Ghost who has a
these years been importuning your II 70
could SIT down five minutes under the tree q
: Saviour's martyrdom, and feel his warm III
trickling on your forehead and cheek. an
hands, methinks you would get some appr'
citation Of what you owe to crucifed Jesus.
Heart of stone relent. relent,
Touched by Jesus cross subdued,
See His body, manged, rent,
Covered with . oOro of blood.
, Sinful soui, what hast thou done?
Crucibed the Eternal Son."
: Jacob with q good deal of tug and push
took the stone from the wells mouth, SO tina
the ilocks might be waterod. And woul
that this morning my word. blessed of Goo
might remove the hindrances 10 your gettin
granted that the work is done, and now, lik
Oriental shepherds proceed to water tn
sheep.
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